IBIB : Biography of Venerable Thich Vien Dinh

Venerable THICH VIEN DINH Head of the Institute for the Dissemination of the Dharma (Viện Hóa Đạo) Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Venerable Thich Vien Dinh, secular name Nhu Van Trung, was born on 8 July 1951 in Chanh Trach hamlet, My Tho village, Phu My district in the central …

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Sherif Mansour: Speech to the IXth UBCV Congress

REMARKS BY SHERIF MANSOUR at the 9th UBCV Congress, Westminster, California 20th November 2011 Good Morning Everyone, I would like to start by thanking Vo Van Ai and the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam (UBCV) for organizing this event and inviting me to talk to you today. My name is …

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UBCV : Thich Quang Do: Message to the Ceremony of Prayers for World Peace, Security in South East Asia and the Territorial Integrity of Vietnam

MESSAGE by the Fifth Supreme Patriarch of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam Most Venerable THICH QUANG DO To the Ceremony of Prayers for World Peace, Security in South East Asia and the Territorial Integrity of Vietnam Homage to Lord Sakyamuni Buddha ! Respected Buddhist dignitaries, monks and nuns, Distinguished …

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Nobel Peace Laureate joins Appeal to end Death Penalty in Vietnam

PARIS, 11 October 2011 (VIETNAM COMMITTEE) – International personalities and organizations have joined the appeal launched on the 9th World Day against the Death Penalty by Quê Me: Action for Democracy in Vietnam and the Vietnam Committee for Human Rights (VCHR) for an end to capital punishment in Vietnam  (1). …

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At the 18th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council: Vietnam Committee denounces repression of peaceful anti-China protests and calls for repeal of anti-demonstration laws in Vietnam

GENEVA, 15 September 2011 (VCHR) – Speaking on behalf of the Vietnam Committee on Human Rights (VCHR) and Agir Ensemble pour les Droits de l’Homme at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva today, Mr. Vo Tran Nhat called on Vietnam to cease recent repression of peaceful demonstrations, release all …

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